Pure Pashmina Shawls and Original Pashmina

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Pure Pashmina Shawls and Original Pashmina

The word pashmina is derived from the Persian word for wool. Pashmina
weaving began some 400 years ago in the Kashmir Valley and was earlier
considered the choice fabric of the royal families. Pure pashmina is
unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth. Only
Kashmir is the land in the world where one can get Original Pashminas
and original cashmere pashmina shawls. Pashmina manufactures in
Kashmir are the ones from whom you can expect the Pure Pashmina shawls
and scarves.
Pure Pashmina are weaved on handlooms from cashmere handspun from the
shaggy coat of a goat which lives in the heights of the Himalayas in
Indian
Thousands of craftsmen with women mostly spinning and men weaving the
delicate yarn into warm, soft scarves and shawls. Expert kashmiri
women artisan involve themselves in spinning activity. The spinning
wheel locally known as Inder has got a great significance in the
Kashmiri culture. The famous cashmere pashminas that are considered
unique for their quality, texture, softness and elegant look would be
woven from the threads spun on the wheel.
Spinning wheel is entirely made of wood except a thin iron rod fitted
to its left. With the turning of the wheel, rotates the rod. The wheel
is made of small planks, placed in two circles, with a joint in the
centre holding them together and parallel at a certain distance from
each other. The wheel is operated in a sitting posture, with the right
hand rotating its wheel and the left hand holding properly the cleaned
and softened aggregate of wool against the sharp pointed end of the
rotating iron rod, so that fine threads of wool come out.

What makes the Cashmere Pashmina shawls superior and quality pashmina
is not only the fineness of the individual pashm fibers, but also
meticulous cleaning, sorting, dehairing and hand spinning. These are
all manual skills, perfected by Kashmiri women and passed down through
generations since the late 16th century, the time when the Mughal
emperors began to encourage the shawl industry.

The beautiful vale of Kashmir has always been famed for its
craftsmanship. The wearing of tapestry shawls was first introduced
into the valley from Turkistan by Zain-Ul-Abdin, the ruler of Kashmir,
in the 15th century. Production benefited from the patronage of the
Mughal rulers like Akbar and his successors, who wore these shawls,
and also because of patronage of local government.


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